Ruby Fellbaum, 90, of Webster died on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Bethesda Home in Webster.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at American Lutheran Church in Webster, the Rev. Jan FitzGibbon officiating. Burial will be in the Webster Cemetery.
Visitation will be at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster, on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and prior to services at the church.
Ruby Eloise Hagen was born Sunday, Oct. 8, 1922, to Reuben and Elvera (Peterson) Hagen in Britton, S.D. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. When Ruby was three years old, her mother passed away. She then lived with an aunt and uncle north of Webster, where she attended country school. After her father, Reuben, was remarried to Agnes (Hagen), the family was reunited and Ruby completed her education.
On June 8, 1941, she was united in marriage to Alvin Fellbaum in Webster. The couple made their home in Webster, where they owned and managed the Coast-To-Coast Hardware store and later Hardware Hank, until their retirement. Alvin passed away in May 2003. After his death, she continued to live in her own home. She also lived at Strand-Kjorsvig Rest Home in Roslyn, an assisted living center in Watertown and entered Bethesda Home in Webster in September 2012.
Ruby is survived by two sons, Dale (Alice) Fellbaum and Doug Fellbaum both of Webster; two daughters, Cheryl Hewitt of Watertown and Patty (Tom) O'Bryan of Woodland Hills, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Gail Fellbaum of Webster; one brother, Norman Hagen of Liberty, Mo.; a sister, Phyllis (Morris) Bjornebo of St. Paul, Minn.; a half-sister, Beverly (John) Owen of Watertown; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Gene; one granddaughter, Kathryn; a son-in-law, Alan Hewitt; one brother, Virgil Hagen; and sisters-in-law, Alice Hagen and Adeline Hagen.
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